Twin Brothers Think Outside of the Box – Rival Football Coaches Host a Mattress Showdown!

Nothing says brotherly love like a little friendly competition between rival football teams, right? That’s exactly what identical twin brother football coaches from Pennsylvania think!  In an effort to spice up the monotony of their annual fundraising drives, Coaches Jeff and Jason Cappa turned to Custom Fundraising Solutions to each host a Mattress Fundraiser. Keeping with their competitive nature, the brothers challenged one another to a sell-off.    

The brothers grew up playing ball under their father’s tutelage at Riverview High School in Oakmont, PA, just 15 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. As a 2012 inductee to the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame, dad, Jake Cappa, nurtured their desire to win. 

Jeff now coaches the Trojan football team at Wissahickon High School in Ambler, 15 miles north of Philadelphia and Jason is the brand new head football coach for the Raiders at their Alma mater, Riverview High, in Oakmont. These teams will face off selling beds on June 14th. Owner of CFS Philidelphia, Dave Cox, and CFS of Pittsburgh’s Scott MacKenzie will be on site, working to ensure victory for their event. Be sure to follow them on Facebook and Twitter!  As a sponsor, setting yourself apart from the rest, you gain the benefit of added attention for your event. Be sure to keep thinking outside of the box and promoting your mattress fundraiser in creative ways!   

COLORADO FOOTBALL TEAM RAISES FUNDS FOR HELMETS/SHOULDER PADS

Taking a one-of-a-kind approach to fundraising, Custom Fundraising Solutions offers mattress fundraiser opportunities to schools, churches, and other nonprofit organizations in need of raising money. In operation for close to a decade, Custom Fundraising Solutions surpassed the $5 million level in donations to schools across the nation. With 40 locations and a goal to establish 100 locations across the country, the company set a goal to open 20 new locations in 2014. The company focuses on its unique fundraising tactic of selling high-quality mattresses for a 30 to 60 percent discount off retail pricing. More than 1,200 schools in 37 states, like Lakewood High School in Colorado, have benefited from the sales.

The Lakewood High School football team in Colorado decided to forgo the usual chocolate bars and pizza sales to try the more unusual mattress fundraiser. They set a goal to raise at least $7,000 for the purchase of new football helmets and shoulder pads. Working with the company’s professional fundraising consultant, the team joined forces with some parents to market the fundraiser to people in the community who needed a new mattress. They set up the event in the lobby of Lakewood High School, providing a showroom of quality mattresses prospective buyers could touch and feel to find the one best suited for them. The sale was held both Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. While the team benefited from the mattress sales, the community benefited from the discounts on the 22 different types of mattresses, such as Restonic, made available through the fundraiser.